Tariffs: China retaliates with 84% tariffs

China is raising tariffs on US imports to 84% -- the latest tit-for-tat move that threatens billions of dollars of trade between the world's two biggest economies. Member states of the European Union have also voted to impose reciprocal tariffs againt the United States. We speak to our China specialist and to our North America business correspondent who explains the impact on financial markets and to US government bonds.

We also bring together Republican voters to find out what they think about the tariffs President Trump has announced.

We hear from eyewitnesses and survivors in the Dominican Republic where at least 124 people have been killed in a night club roof collapse.

Cocaine exports from Ecuador hit a record high last year, making it the world's largest exporter despite not producing the drug. Our South America correspondent has been investigating.

Presenter: Mark Lowen.

(Photo: China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian holds a press conference in Beijing, China, 09 April 2025. Credit: JESSICA LEE/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)